EP0964496A4 - Electric connection box - Google Patents

Electric connection box

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Publication number
EP0964496A4
EP0964496A4 EP98954802A EP98954802A EP0964496A4 EP 0964496 A4 EP0964496 A4 EP 0964496A4 EP 98954802 A EP98954802 A EP 98954802A EP 98954802 A EP98954802 A EP 98954802A EP 0964496 A4 EP0964496 A4 EP 0964496A4
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Prior art keywords
terminal
electric connection
connection box
terminal pieces
upper case
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EP98954802A
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German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0964496B8 (en
EP0964496A1 (en
EP0964496B1 (en
Inventor
Shin Hasegawa
Mitsuo Tanaka
Tadashi Ikezawa
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Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/226—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel comprising a plurality of conductive flat strips providing connection between wires or components
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/10—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern
    • H05K3/20—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern by affixing prefabricated conductor pattern
    • H05K3/202—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits in which conductive material is applied to the insulating support in such a manner as to form the desired conductive pattern by affixing prefabricated conductor pattern using self-supporting metal foil pattern
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
    • H05K2201/03—Conductive materials
    • H05K2201/0332—Structure of the conductor
    • H05K2201/0364—Conductor shape
    • H05K2201/0382—Continuously deformed conductors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
    • H05K2201/03—Conductive materials
    • H05K2201/0332—Structure of the conductor
    • H05K2201/0388—Other aspects of conductors
    • H05K2201/0397—Tab
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
    • H05K2201/10—Details of components or other objects attached to or integrated in a printed circuit board
    • H05K2201/10227—Other objects, e.g. metallic pieces
    • H05K2201/10424—Frame holders
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/40—Forming printed elements for providing electric connections to or between printed circuits
    • H05K3/4092—Integral conductive tabs, i.e. conductive parts partly detached from the substrate
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S439/00—Electrical connectors
    • Y10S439/949—Junction box with busbar for plug-socket type interconnection with receptacle

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Connection Or Junction Boxes (AREA)
  • Connections Arranged To Contact A Plurality Of Conductors (AREA)
  • Multi-Conductor Connections (AREA)

Abstract

An electric connection box is provided with an upper case, a lower case which is coupled with the upper case when the upper case if fitted to the lower case, a connector housing which connects external connectors, a terminal section composed of a plurality of terminal pieces which are arranged between the upper and lower cases and positioned in parallel with each other in the connector housing, one or a plurality of bus bars having bus bar main bodies integrally formed with the terminal section, and insulators which are provided at least between each terminal piece and couple and fix the terminal pieces with and to each other. The pitch disturbance and deformation of the narrow terminal pieces are prevented, because the insulators couple the terminal pieces with each other.
EP98954802A 1997-12-25 1998-11-24 Electric connection box Expired - Lifetime EP0964496B8 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP35824197 1997-12-25
JP9358241A JPH11191914A (en) 1997-12-25 1997-12-25 Electrical junction box
PCT/JP1998/005271 WO1999034494A1 (en) 1997-12-25 1998-11-24 Electric connection box

Publications (4)

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EP0964496A1 EP0964496A1 (en) 1999-12-15
EP0964496A4 true EP0964496A4 (en) 2001-01-24
EP0964496B1 EP0964496B1 (en) 2008-04-30
EP0964496B8 EP0964496B8 (en) 2008-08-13

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EP98954802A Expired - Lifetime EP0964496B8 (en) 1997-12-25 1998-11-24 Electric connection box

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US6179628B1 (en)
EP (1) EP0964496B8 (en)
JP (1) JPH11191914A (en)
DE (1) DE69839421T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1999034494A1 (en)

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US5229922A (en) * 1991-09-26 1993-07-20 Yazaki Corporation Electrical junction box with stacked insulating plates and bus-bars with stepped tabs

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
WO1999034494A1 (en) 1999-07-08
EP0964496B8 (en) 2008-08-13
US6179628B1 (en) 2001-01-30
JPH11191914A (en) 1999-07-13
DE69839421D1 (en) 2008-06-12
DE69839421T2 (en) 2009-06-04
EP0964496A1 (en) 1999-12-15
EP0964496B1 (en) 2008-04-30

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